Horror films don't often get nominated for the big prizes at the Oscars — only six have ever been nominated for best picture. Not only did The Silence of the Lambs get nominated for that big prize, though, but it won the 1992 trophy, defeating Beauty and the Beast and JFK, among others. It also pulled off the incredibly rare hat trick of sweeping all the major awards: best picture, best director, best actress, best actor, and best adapted screenplay.